Facilities Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Mills & Reeve

Mills & Reeve

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

The firm
What really sets Mills & Reeve apart from other law firms is the way we collaborate with our clients.

We understand that clients, in the 21st century, no longer want a traditional law firm - they want one that embraces forward thinking approaches to service,billing, commercial knowledge, innovation, people management and community engagement.

A full time, up to 12 month Fixed Term Contract based in our Leeds office

Purpose of the role

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, this is a key role within the facilities team to ensure the successful day to day running of our Leeds office.

You will have the opportunity to work with a range of stakeholders on a variety of challenges, whilst alsohaving access to excellent learning and development opportunities.

You will be an integral member of the facilities team and take responsibility for all questions and queries ensuring that staff and partners have access to a comprehensive and high-qualityfacilities service which provides outstanding customer service to both internal and external clients.

Main responsibilities

Undertake reprographic duties to the highest standard (e.g., photocopying and scanning post/documents/files, printing from online data rooms, creating USB Data Sticks and collating/binding documents for bundles)
Ensure the reception desk is staffed appropriately for the day's requirements. Welcome visitors to the office in a polite and professional manner. Liaise with fee earners and executive assistants to ensure that visitors are not kept waiting. Order cateringfrom our external provider for meetings, book taxis if required, regular meeting room checks to ensure they are well always presented and ready for us
Management of 5 meeting rooms (using Outlook), rearrangement of tables & chairs, AV / IT equipment set up and troubleshooting, making refreshments, room clearance and cleaning after each meeting
Replenish, clean and maintain coffee machine in staff kitchen. Order office refreshments from our nominated supplier ensuring stock levels are maintained within agreed budgets. Liaise with external caterers to supply food for our client meetings ensure relevantcost codes have been obtained
All desks in our office are bookable by staff. We use Condeco to manage these bookings. This role includes management of bookings, troubleshooting any issues, adding new starters and generally supporting agile working in the office
Work with the Facilities Management team and other service lines to ensure compliance with the firm's clear desk policy, undertaking regular desk and key safe audits to ensure compliance with our ISO27001 accreditation
Conduct daily office inspections to ensure all desks and equipment are in full working order and there are no health, safety or building management issues. Any issues identified reported to the relevant person in a timely manner
Ensure photocopiers are in full working order and fully stocked with paper, toner and all faults are reported. Liaise with engineers or IT team as appropriate
On occasion you may be asked to assist with office moves. These are occasionally done out of hours and in support of an external professional move team. Tasks can include packing and unpacking cupboards, minor desk furniture assembly and liaising with contractors
Ensure that there is an adequate stock in each of the stationery hubs, ordering from our supplier and staying within agreed budgets
It may be necessary on occasion to work over and outside your normal hours to cover colleagues in periods of absence, both planned and unplanned
The firm holds a number of professional accreditations that require regular audits to ensure all offices are compliant and we do this by regularly auditing our processes, procedures, and documenting this for the auditors
Provide assistance to other business support functions which are not based in this office (IT, HR, Finance or Marketing) if requested. Assist line manager in additional tasks appropriate to the role as required
Boxing up files, recording file movements on archive database, dealing with archive requests, file audits and assisting the file & deeds coordinator as necessary

Key Skills & Experience

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Outstanding customer service skills
A high level of attention to detail
The ability to prioritise workload in an agile environment

And finally? Mills & Reeve is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements and endeavour to achieve the right balance for both our people and the business.

This attitude to flexible working ensures we continue to provide outstanding service to our clients, whilst allowing our people to develop their careers in the knowledge that personal priorities will remain just that.